As a sequel to an earlier collection on CSCL theory and research, this work serves to carry forward the conversation, both in terms of content and structure. Most of the 12 chapters forming the core of the book originated as presentations at CSCL '97. Recognizing the long-standing traditions of CSCL work in Europe and Japan, the editors sought to expand the conversation geographically, as well as topically. For each chapter, the goal was not to only show how the chapter connects to past and future work in CSCL, but also to show how it contributes to the interests of other research...
As a sequel to an earlier collection on CSCL theory and research, this work serves to carry forward the conversation, both in terms of content and str...
A sequel to the earlier book CSCL: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF AN EMERGING PARADIGM (Koschmann, ed.), selections in this volume not only highlight how the Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) field has advanced since publication of the volume,
A sequel to the earlier book CSCL: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF AN EMERGING PARADIGM (Koschmann, ed.), selections in this volume not only highlight how the ...
This special issue focuses on the difficult problem of how observers and researchers can make sense of how collaborating participants develop a shared understanding both of their task and their own participation in it. Or stated in another way, how can we derive meaning from their emergent and situated meaning making? Meaning making has been studied under a variety of names, and can be conceptualized on different levels of abstraction and from a variety of perspectives. The goal is to attempt to tease apart some of these views, while at the same time seeking means to bring them together in...
This special issue focuses on the difficult problem of how observers and researchers can make sense of how collaborating participants develop a shared...